KRS 2999

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 2999
Transliteration
l dḥ bn gyz h- wqʿt
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Translation
Dḥ son of Gyz is at this watering hole
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
For the interpretation of wqʿt see Al-Jallad & Jaworska (in press).

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
d loop is a dot; ʿ is a dot
Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions

  • [SafDict] Al-Jallad, A. & Jaworska, K. A Dictionary of the Safaitic Inscriptions. Leiden: Brill, 2019
  • [KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Watering
Old OCIANA ID
#0023636
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'KRS 2999.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/39411. Accessed: 16 Oct, 2025.